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Matthew 12:34

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You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

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Matthew 12:34 in other translations

Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Matthew 12:34 · American Standard Version

Matthew 12:34 in context

  1. 32Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, neither in this age, nor in that which is to come.
  2. 33“Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by its fruit.
  3. 34You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.
  4. 35The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings out evil things.
  5. 36I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.